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Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 vs Dell - XPS 16 (9650)

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Legion Pro 5i Gen 10LENOVORENDER
Probe A
Lenovo
Legion Pro 5i Gen 10
78.3/ 100A
Performance72· 35%
Battery & Ports80· 27%
Design· 20%
Display88· 18%
XPS 16 (9650)DELLRENDER
Probe B
Dell
XPS 16 (9650)
76.7/ 100B
Performance65· 35%
Battery & Ports95· 27%
Design· 20%
Display71· 18%
Quick verdict

Between the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 and XPS 16 (9650), the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 comes out ahead in refresh rate and cpu cores, while the XPS 16 (9650) wins on claimed battery life and battery. Overall, the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 scores 78.3 and the XPS 16 (9650) scores 76.7 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (78.3 vs 76.7). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. The biggest gaps in its favor are refresh rate, cpu cores.

Pick the XPS 16 (9650) if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are claimed battery life, battery, thunderbolt ports, among others.

Both ship with comparable ram, storage, backlit keyboard, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 wins

  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 240 Hz vs 120 Hz.
  • CPU cores — 50.00% more. 24 vs 16.

Why Dell - XPS 16 (9650) wins

  • Claimed battery life — 62.50% more. 13 h vs 8 h.
  • Battery — 24.38% more. 99.5 Wh vs 80 Wh.
  • Thunderbolt ports — 2.00 more. 3 vs 1.
  • Screen size — 1.88% more. 16.3 " vs 16 ".
  • Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
  • Weight — 0.37 kg less. 2.13 vs 2.5.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Dell - XPS 16 (9650)
Weight2.5 kg2.13 kglead
Thickness26 mm18.7 mmlead
Build materialaluminumaluminum
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readerfalsetruelead

Display

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Dell - XPS 16 (9650)
Screen size16 "16.3 "lead
Refresh rate240 Hzlead120 Hz
Panel typeIPSOLEDlead

Performance

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Dell - XPS 16 (9650)
CPUIntel Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel Core Ultra 9 285H
CPU cores24lead16
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 LaptopNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
RAM32 GB32 GB
Storage1024 GB1024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Dell - XPS 16 (9650)
Battery80 Wh99.5 Whlead
Claimed battery life8 h13 hlead
USB-C ports23lead
Thunderbolt ports13lead
HDMItrueleadfalse
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or XPS 16 (9650)?+

XPS 16 (9650) claims up to 13 hours — 8h vs 13h.

Which is lighter, Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or XPS 16 (9650)?+

XPS 16 (9650) is lighter at 2.13 kg vs 2.5 kg.

Which has an OLED display, Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or XPS 16 (9650)?+

XPS 16 (9650) has an OLED display; Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 uses IPS.

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